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Japan Centre offers the largest selection of authentic Japanese food, drink and lifestyle products in Europe. From well-known Japanese kitchen staples from rice and noodles, to freshly baked goods, matcha and sake, shop from Japan Centre’s extraordinary range of over 3,000 different products on the UK's favourite Japanese food site.

Bring the very spirit of Japan into your home with this all-in-one matcha set by Clearspring. This kit contains 30g of Clearspring's organic, ceremonial grade matcha green tea, an authentic bamboo chashaku teaspoon and a bamboo chasen whisk, as well as information on matcha and the Japanese tea ceremony. The only other piece of equipment you will need for the full tea ceremony experience is a matcha bowl.

Background

The Tea Ceremony is considered an art and was introduced by Buddhist monks many centuries ago. The ceremony usually takes place in a traditional tea house where the host prepares matcha green tea powder in front of a group of guests following strict etiquette. For more authentic Japanese tea equipment, take a look at japancentre.com's Teaware section.